Prize Winners for Best "YL" PhotosAugust 1935 Short Wave Craft

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from Short Wave Craft,
published 1930 - 1936. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

In an effort to promote
entry of women and girls into the amateur radio hobby, Short Wave Craft magazine ran a few contests for
Best "YL" Photos. Amazingly - and maybe there are still instances of it today - many (if not most) of the YLs
featured had built their own equipment. In 1935, most people built their own equipment, so that is not too surprising.
The winner for this month was a 16-year-old young lady (i.e., "YL") who in fact built her rig. Another winner
was an 83-year-old grandma who was born before Marconi, Maxwell, and Hertz did their best work! The third
winner was a girl who earned her Ham license at age 6, which back in the day required sending and receiving 5
words per minute (WPM) in Morse code. BTW, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS)
Inflation
Calculator says $5 in 1935 is the equivalent of $86.35 in 2015 money.

Miss Charline J. Armond, aged 16, of Santa Clara, Calif. She built her own set and operates it under the call
W6LMA. Hats off to Miss Armond!

Prize Winner - Charline J. Armond W6LMA, of Santa Clara, Calif.

Miss Charline J. Armond of Santa Clara, Calif., is a regular ham - she built her own radio set and knows how
to operate it - as her licensed Government call, W6LMA, attests. Miss Armond, a dainty little miss from beautiful
Santa Clara, may give some of you boys a buzz. Miss Armond is shown ready to put through a short-wave phone call
to a fellow ham, her band resting on the mike stand. The phone transmitter is shown at the right of the picture,
while the receiver used at her station is shown just behind the young lady. If you have keen eyesight, you may
be able to find a large snake skin in this picture.

73-Year-Old Lady Operator

The photo below snows 73-year-old Mrs. Madeline Boeder, a radio operator of many years standing. She communicates
weekly with her son who maintains an amateur radio station at Feeding Hills, Mass. She studied radio quite a few
years ago in order to keep in touch with her son, who was a steamship radio operator at the time. Mrs. Boeder
has lived in the Bronx, N.Y., for 53 years; she is here shown at the key, with one hand on the tuning dial of
the receiver. The short-wave transmitter appears just behind Mrs. Boeder.

Mrs. Madeline Boeder, 73-year-old radio operator, who communicates regularly with her son via
short waves.

The photo below of little Jean Hudson should serve as a strong incentive to every YL and XYL to send their
pictures in to the editor. If Baby Jean walked off with her amateur radio operator's "ticket," there must be many
charming ladies in all parts of the country who have obtained their licenses from Uncle Sam and who are daily
operating a short-wave transmitter. The editors hope to be deluged with a perfect flock of pictures and descriptions
of YL stations for the next issue.

Jean Hudson, who successfully took her "YL" operating license test when she was only 8 years
old.

This is the third "YL" Station Photo Contest that we have published. But for the next article and prize award,
if there is to be one, we will need some more good photos of our lady operators and their sets. So, come on girls,
here is your chance to win a prize and fame!

Second Award In Our $5.00 "YL" Photo Contest

The editors are offering a $5.00 prize for the best "YL" or "XYL" station photo submitted. All photos entered
for the next number should be in the editor's hands by July 20. In the event of a tie, equal prizes will be given
to both.

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